Joe Manchin actually said...

"Well India is going to build more coal-fired plants than China in the next five years."

"Do you see any other country in the world that is depending on coal moving away from coal as quickly as we are in this nation or following our lead?"

"Could you report back to this committee... what evaluations you have on immediate safety procedures you could put in with technology or anything that is available?"

"Until this deadly accident, you were able to do it before you put it back in service. It could have been done before and prevented the accident."